1. George Henry Thorn was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Premier of Queensland, Australia.
15 Facts About George Thorn
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George Thorn was born in Sydney, a son of George Thorn and his wife Jane.
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George Thorn's father was one of the founders of the city of Ipswich and a founding Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing the seat of West Moreton.
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George Thorn attended the University of Sydney, and was one of the first residents of St Paul's College, University of Sydney and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1858.
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George Thorn's sister Jane Thorn married George Harris, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council in 1860.
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At the 1867 colonial election, Thorn followed in his father's footsteps by being elected a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the seat of West Moreton, which he held until the 1873 election.
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George Thorn held the role of Queensland Postmaster-General.
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George Thorn became Premier of Queensland and Secretary for Public Works and Mines on 5 June 1876.
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On 14 February 1878, George Thorn married Celia Constance Maude Uniacke, daughter of Richard Uniacke of Melbourne, at "Ellengowan" on the Darling Downs.
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George Thorn resigned from the seat of Ipswich on 18 February 1878.
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On 6 May 1893, George Thorn was elected again in Fassifern.
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George Thorn held the seat until 11 March 1902 when he was defeated in the 1902 election by Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior.
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George Thorn had no further involvement in politics after that.
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On 15 January 1905, George Thorn died from heart failure at his home at Booval, Queensland.
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George Thorn was buried in the Anglican section of Ipswich General Cemetery.